News About Court Cases and Crimes
Introduction
This report talks about people who killed others and the punishments they got in different countries.
Main Body
In Texas, a man named Tanner Horner killed a young girl. The court said he must die. In Houston, a man killed his wife and children and then killed himself. In Utah, a nurse named Meggan Sundwall gave a woman too much medicine to get money. She must go to prison for 15 years. In Louisiana, Roxanne Record gave alcohol to a child. The child died, and Roxanne is now in prison. Other cases happened in the UK, Australia, and India. In the UK, a woman is in court for a death from 1978. In India, a court changed an old decision and said two people are guilty of killing someone.
Conclusion
Courts in different places gave different punishments. Some people go to prison, and some people face the death penalty.
Learning
π¨ The "Action β Result" Pattern
In this text, we see a very simple way to describe events.
The Pattern:
Someone + did something bad β The result/punishment.
Example 1:
- Action: Tanner Horner killed a girl.
- Result: He must die.
Example 2:
- Action: Meggan Sundwall gave too much medicine.
- Result: She must go to prison for 15 years.
π‘ A2 Tip: Simple Past Tense Notice how the stories use these words for things that already happened:
- Killed (not kill)
- Gave (not give)
- Died (not die)
- Happened (not happen)
Vocabulary for the Law:
- Court The place where judges decide.
- Guilty When the court says you did the crime.
- Prison The place you go for punishment.